extortionate

/ik'stɒ:ʃәnәt/ uk　 词频 #42375

英语专业八级

extortionate 是什么意思

中文释义

a. 敲诈的, 勒索的, 过度的, 昂贵的

[法] 勒索的, 敲诈的, 强夺的

英文释义

s greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

extortionate 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 extortionate 在自然语境里怎么用：

Navigating extortionate ticketing systems in the name of experience has, apparently, become routine.

—— Is the Ticketmaster Monopoly Verdict a Mirage?

Sports franchises everywhere can be tacky, rapacious, incompetent, extortionate, and otherwise exploitative, but only because their customers, the fans, are essentially captives.

—— LIV Golf Is Dying of Boredom

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